Exclusive: Kaduna State Gov To Sponsor New Tennis Tournament
Nigeria Tennis Live has exclusively gathered that Mallam Nasir el-Rufai will be sponsoring a new tennis tournament in Kaduna in 2020. The tournament will serve as a major source of competition for Nigerian players, especially those in the north. This…
Kaduna Junior Tennis: Organizers Secure Partnership With Dutch Academy
Organizers of the Kaduna Clay Court National Junior Tennis Championship have secured a partnership with a Dutch Academy, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. Former national junior champion, Joel Adi, is sponsoring the junior competition, in a bid to restore the…
CBN Open: Why Abayomi Phillips Is A Player To Watch Out For
For the past few years, one name has remained consistent in national junior tennis competitions. The name is Abayomi Phillips. There’s hardly any tournament that passes without him making his mark, no matter how little? His rise to national prominence…
Can Joseph Imeh Finally Win The CBN Open This Year?
For the past five years or more, one of the most prominent names in Nigerian tennis is Joseph Imeh. He has been one of the most outstanding players in the country. In 2017, he played in the finals of the…
Players To Watch Out For Ahead Of CBN Open Serve Off
Tennis followers in Nigeria will be shifting their focus, this week, to Abuja where the 42nd edition of the annual Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Open will serve off. The competition which has produced great players who have done great…
Sharing Court With Quadre Will Be A Dream Come True – Sarah Adegoke
Nigeria’s former number one female tennis player, Sarah Adegoke, who is finally making a return to the national stage with the 42nd Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Open, after a two-year hiatus, is targeting a match against current champion, Oyinlomo…
Will Nigerian Players Suffer Any ‘Loss’ With Absence Of ITF Futures?
For the second time since it became an ITF Futures event, the annual Lagos Open Tennis Championship will not be holding in 2020 for obvious reasons. The Coronavirus pandemic hit the world. Aside the two weeks of competition for ranking…
CBN Open: Check Out Top 10 Nigerian Tennis Players
The top ten Nigerian tennis players are the moment will be expectedly given a run for their money as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Open holds in a week’s time. Since the last competition of the last tennis season,…
MUST READ: Who Is The Best Tennis Player In Nigeria?
The question about the best tennis player in Nigeria is one which often doesn’t have a ready made answer. The reason is, tennis, like other sports, evolves rapidly, and the best players spin before you blink, but this does not…
CBN Open: Why It Will Be Difficult To Defend The Title – Quadre
With the array of players stepping up their game in Nigeria, Oyinlomo Quadre says it may be difficult to defend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Open in 2020. The 17-year-old Nigerian number one female tennis star was the cynosure…
